Visakhapatnam district records 2,505 new COVID cases, 12 deaths
The Hindu
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There appears to be no respite from the spike in COVID-19 cases during the second wave, as the district recorded 2,505 cases, in the last 24 hours on Saturday. This was for the second time since the outbreak of the pandemic last March that the daily case tally had breached the 2,000-mark. Last Wednesday, the district recorded 2,293 cases taking the total tally to 96,125 cases and active cases to 17,857.
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